Respectful maternity care is “… organized for and provided to all women in a manner that
maintains their dignity, privacy and confidentiality, ensures freedom from harm and …

Respectful maternity care is recommended by the World Health Organization and refers to
care that maintains dignity, privacy, confidentiality, ensures freedom from harm and …

Respectful maternity care (RMC)-a fundamental human right for all women-prioritizes
autonomy and rights of pregnant and birthing women throughout the entire childbirth …

Executive summary This report describes the experiences gained during local and national
efforts to prevent disrespect and abuse in maternity care. These efforts also promoted …

In September, the World Health Organization released a statement on preventing and
eliminating disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth. In addition to this important …

Background: Some opportunities to routinely capture and improve respectful maternity care
(RMC) during facility-based childbirth include quality improvement (QI) initiatives, community …

Background What constitutes respectful maternity care (RMC) operationally in research and
programme implementation is often variable. Objectives To develop a conceptualisation of …

Purpose The mistreatment of women during childbirth in health facilities is a growing area of
research and public attention. Description In many countries, disrespect and abuse from …

Background: Severe maternal morbidity and mortality are worse in the United States than in
all similar countries, with the greatest effect on Black women. Emerging research suggests …

Background Ensuring the right to respectful care for maternal and newborn health, a critical
dimension of quality and acceptability, requires meeting standards for Respectful Maternity …